CVEvulnerability

CVE-2002-0676

7.5 HIGH Published 2002-07-11 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2002-07-11
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

SoftwareUpdate for MacOS 10.1.x does not use authentication when downloading a software update, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by posing as the Apple update server via techniques such as DNS spoofing or cache poisoning, and supplying Trojan Horse updates.

Affected configurations

• apple mac os x 10.1 • apple mac os x 10.1.1 • apple mac os x 10.1.2 • apple mac os x 10.1.3 • apple mac os x 10.1.4 • apple mac os x 10.1.5

References